The state Democratic Party chair, of course, gets paid to do this stuff, but really was this a story worth even a second glance?

Mark Brewer, being the savvy guy that he is, knows that Friday is a slow news day with nothing going on, so he figured the unsuspecting political media might pounce on this non-story - which it did.

Mr. Brewer showed up at the former Michigan campaign headquarters for Mitt Romney in Livonia. The joint has been shuttered since the Romney crew skedaddled out of town after the February 28th primary. And that's where Mr. B. jumped in.

He noted that not only was the office closed, but the staffers had been
laid off, which certainly contributed to the state's jobless rate.

The inference of all this was clear: Mr. Romney, alleged native-son,
didn't give two hoots about his "home" state. Otherwise why would he close
the joint down?

To bring home the point, just in case the media hounds missed the scent, Mr. Brewer also discloses that his guy, President Obama, has had an operation in Michigan since 2009 and currently has nine offices scattered around the state employing about 30
folks.

Score it Romney zippo and Barack Obama one on the "who really cares about Michigan scale."

Of course what Mr. Brewer left out and the lazy media probably forgot to check was that the Romney campaign has had other fish to fry in other states as he labored
to nail down the GOP nomination.

And once the fall campaign goes into full gear, you can bet the Romney-ites will revisit Michigan with a full blown effort including 27 "Victory" centers funded by the national
party.

Score it Romney twenty-seven; Barack Obama nine.

One GOP source told MIRS News that Brewer's "story" was a "process story," which is code for it's basically meaningless with no impact on the typical voter.